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Mentos and soda eruptions- lessons on explosive volcanic eruptions part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Heather Wright, Alison Rust (contact), Kathy Cashman
Students participate in a popular experiment with Mentos candies and soda. This helps them learn about the scientific method, gas saturation, bubble nucleation, and explosive volcanic eruptions.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Demonstrating Climate Change and the Water Cycle to Fifth Grade Students part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Jennifer Murphy
Demonstration of the greenhouse effect and its role in climate change, discussion of the phases of water and the water cycle, and a hands-on experiment to investigate the role of temperature in phase changes of ...

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

The Geography of Land Planning part of NAGT:Our Resources:Teaching Resources:Teaching Materials Collection
Lisa Gardiner
Students use simplified maps to plan towns, being conscious of water resources, and then learn how their town fits into the larger watershed.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning